Pine City leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Pine City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine City, ~25% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine City leans more Republican than 25 of 107 neighbors.
Pine City runs about 45 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Pine City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Pine City leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pine City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Pine City drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Pine City runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine City, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pine City looks the way it does
Turnout in Pine City sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Elmira, NY D+2
- Southport, NY R+20
- Elmira, NY D+3
- Sagetown, NY R+43
- Elmira Heights, NY R+19
- Wellsburg, NY R+41
- Millerton, PA R+59
- Fassett, PA R+60
- Big Flats, NY R+15
- Caton, NY R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linden, CA R+38
- Elim, PA R+23
- Elsie, MI R+36
- Kiefer, OK R+58
- Somis, CA R+13
- Winchester, OR R+21
- Dyer, TN R+58
- Plum Grove, TX R+38
- Moreland Hills, OH D+22
- Sparks, GA R+31
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.